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The Powers Of SHAZAM!!!

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Three of black Adams power donors. Fun to draw.

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365 DC Comics Paper Cut-Out SuperHeroes - One Hero, Every Day, All Year…

December 29th - Black Adam 

The sometimes hero, sometimes villain known as Balck Adam began as Teth-Adam, a man of great honor and virtue he lived in ancient Egypt.   Teth-Adam was chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his champion who saw the him as being pure of heart.    

Teth-Adam was summoned to tThe Rock of Eternity and asked to proclaim the magic word ‘Shazam.’  Doing so imbued him with incredible powers.  He was transformed into The mighty Adam and possessed the various powers of gods of Egypt Mesopotamia.   He was granted the sternum of Shu, the strength of Hershef, the power of Amon, and the wisdom Zehuti (Toth), the the speed of Anpu and the courage of Menthu.   

With these fabulous powers, The Mighty Adam protected the lands of Egypt for many years.  Unfortunately,  Adam was ultimately corrupted by the vastness of his powers. He was anger by the inequities of the caste system ruled over by the Pharaoh and believed that he would prove a more fitting ruler.  As such he murdered the Pharaoh and took his place, ruling over all that he surveyed.  

Angered by this betrayal of his responsibilities, the Wizard Shazam renamed The Mighty Adam ‘Black Adam’ and banished his former champion to an other-worldly realm many lightyears from earth.  Vowing revenge, Black Adam began his trek back to earth, a journey that would take centuries.  By the time he had finally returned, much in the world had changed and young Billy Batson had become Shazam’s new champion, Captain Marvel.Enraged, Black Adam challenged Captain Marvel to battle.  A tremendous battle ensued and Captain marvel ultimately proved victorious.  Yet Black Adam escaped capture and it would prove the first of many violent encounters between the two.    

As part of his efforts to defeat Captain Marvel, Black Adam periodically teamed up with the Captain’s other’s enemies, including Doctor Sivana and the Monster Society of Evil.  

Following Shazam’s transition into the main DC Comics continuity, aspects of Black Adam’s backstory were changed.  In this new telling, Theo Adam was a distant relative of Teth Adam.  Theo was an unscrupulous treasure hunter who caused the cave-in that killed Billy Batson’s archeologist parents.  In so doing, Theo uncovered an ancient tablet and upon transcribing the glyphs, uttered the word ‘Shazam’ and was transformed into the mighty Black Adam.  This ultimately resulted in subsequent battles against Captain Marvel as well as Superman, The Justice League and other heroes.   

A seemingly reformed Black Adam would ultimately join the ranks of the contemporary Justice Society, serving alongside his onetime nemesis Captain Marvel.  During this time, Black Adam’s more militaristic ideas about dispensing justice often rubbed his teammates the wrong way, especially Atom Smasher, who very much distrusted the villain-turned-hero.  

It was also during this time that Adam’s backstory was once more altered and it was revealed that he originally hails from the fictional North African nation of Kahndaq (and that Teth-Adam was a Kahndaqi emissary who served the Egyptian Pharaoh in ancient times).  Kahndaq had since fallen under the regime of a vicious dictator who is secretly being controlled by the super villain known as Kobra.  Black Adam became intent on freeing the nation, yet due to international law, The Justice Society were expressly forbidden from interfering. 

Black Adam earned Atom Smasher’s trust after saving the hero’s mother.  The two then formed a splinter group of the Society that invaded Kahndaq and killed Kobra and his puppet regime.  Black Adam seated himself as the new leader of Kahndaq and the small nation ended up flourishing under rule.  Black Adam married a Kahndaqi woman who was granted the power to become the heroine Isis.  Sadly, the machinations of the villainous Mister Mind caused it all to come tumbling down.  Isis was apparently slain and Black Adam flew into a destructive and murderous rage.  Following a tremendous battle, Black Adam was deposed.  Kahndaq became a failed state and Black Adam returned to villainy, joining Lex Luthor’s Secret Society of Super Villains.   

Following the Nu52 reboot, Black Adam was summoned to protect Kahndaq and he ended up joining forces with Lex Luthor so to defeat The Crime Syndicate.  More recently, Black Adam has joined a new iteration of The Justice League.

Black Adam is set to be portrayed by actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in an upcoming Black Adam movie.  The character first appeared in the pages of Marvel Family #1 (1945).  

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A gold 𓋞 “nbw”/electrum 𓌁𓅓𓋞𓏫 “ḏmw” pendant of Herishef as a Ram 𓃝 “b3” seated on a Lotus and inlayed with green 𓇅𓆓𓏜 “w3ḏ” stones (ca. 1069 and 332 BC). Possible Late Period of ancient Egypt (664 BC –332 BC ) / Third Intermediate Period of Egypt (1069 BC –664 BC) @ the Louvre Museum (N: E 11074) Heryshaf, or Hershef 𓁷𓏤𓈙𓏤𓈅𓆑 ḥr-š-f ‘He who is on His Lake’ transcribed in Greek as Harsaphes or Arsaphes, was an ancient ram deity whose cult was centered in ancient Heracleopolis Magna 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀕𓈖𓈖 “nnı͗-nsw”. He was identified as the Ba 𓅽 “b3” of Ra 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓁛 “rˁ” and Osiris 𓁹𓊨 “wsir” in ancient Egyptian 𓂋𓐝𓎀𓀂𓀭𓏪 “rmṯ” religion, as well as Dionysus or Heracles in the interpretatio graeca. One of his titles was 𓋾𓈇𓈇 “ḥk3-mry.t" ‘Ruler of the Riverbanks’. Heryshaf was a creator 𓈎𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌙𓏛 “qm3” and fertility god who was born 𓄟𓋴𓁒 “ms” from the primordial waters 𓅮𓄿𓏲𓏏𓏖𓈗 “p3wty” Herishef earliest account is mentioned on the Palermo stone (image 5-6) under Den 𓂧𓈖 “dn” (Hor-Den, Dewen and Udimu) is the Horus name of a pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-ˁ3” ‘Great House’ of the Early Dynastic Period who ruled during the First Dynasty of Egypt - Beloved Land - Tameri 𓇾𓌸𓂋𓆵𓇋𓊖𓊖 “t3-mrı͗”. Translation (image 6) “36th year: Residing (?) at Nenj-nesw 𓇓𓀔𓀔𓀔𓊖 (Heracleopolis Magna) and at the lake 𓈜 of the god 𓊹𓊹 Heryshaf 𓃝𓉯”. (image 4) Gold Amulet of Harsaphes (Heryshef), Egyptian Third Intermediate Period, Dyn. 23, Neferkara Pe 740–725 B.C. Object Place: Egypt, Ihnasya el-Medina (Herakleopolis Magna). Boston Museum. Louvre source: https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010011679 #Egypt #egyptian #ancient #ancientegypt #hieroglyphics #ägypten #thisisegypt #egyptologist #myegypt #egyptianhistory #egyptology #explore #hieroglyphs #madeinegypt #egypte #egyptians #egyptshots #loveegypt #discoveregypt #egitto #埃及 #이집트 #مصر #egipto #explorepage #heryshaf #egyptiangod #egyptianjewelry #jewelry #louvre https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjcxu0LPea/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Black Adam Returns (even a murderous tyrant is no match for network censors)

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First, a primer on Captain Marvel’s Shazam’s most dangerous enemy, his antithesis as it were, Black Adam...

(Thanks to Kyle Chaney)

Black Adam’s story begins about 5,000 years ago, when the Wizard Shazam (just how old is this guy?) chose a champion in a commoner named Teth-Adam. Like his successor 5,000 years later, Teth-Adam spoke the wizard’s name and was transformed, but in this case the sources of his powers were Egyptian in origin: Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage). The man was transformed into Mighty Adam

However, Adam’s new abilities slowly corrupted him and instead of protecting the lands, he conquered them. The wizard was forced to send the newly-renamed Black Adam across the universe, where it would take him 5 millennia to return (after Crisis, Black Adam’s story was slightly altered in that he was imprisoned in a pocket dimension until Dr. Sivana freed him)

However, this story is pre-Crisis, so Black Adam is racing back to Earth for revenge on the wizard...or something...when our story begins...

If you want to watch this episode, it’s available on YouTube.

We open to a shooting star hurtling toward the Earth. At the Marvel Family’s home, Billy, Mary, and Freddie are taking turns watching it through a telescope (couldn’t they watch it much closer if they just uttered a certain wizard’s name?) Suddenly Uncle Dudley declares himself an astronomy expert (I swear he’s worse than Peggy Hill when it comes to having skills he has no clue about) and takes over the telescope. However, when he looks through, he sees...

For once, Uncle Dudley proves to be right, so the trio finally utter their magic words and transform.

Meanwhile in downtown Fawcett City, Black Adam lands, looking for “the Princess” (so, not the wizard) Unfortunately, he landed in the middle of the street and an impatient driver hasn’t yet learned not to piss off people in costumes, so honks at him. Three guesses what happens next...

Fortunately, Captain Marvel arrives and snatches the car from Black Adam’s clutches. Captain Marvel seems to be talking him down when...

...the Comic relief shows up and talks up the Marvels. Black Adam asks if Uncle Marvel is a Marvel, then throws him skyward (let’s not forget that Uncle Marvel is just Dudley playing dress-up), so Captain and Mary Marvel fly up to save him (couldn’t one of them have done it as easily?), leaving Captain Marvel Jr alone to deal with this threat. Black Adam tosses some sort of smoke pellet at Captain Marvel Jr’s feet...

That is not a good look for you, Junior! Black Adam takes the opportunity to withdraw as Captain, Mary, and Uncle Marvel try to figure out what to do. Captain Marvel decides to visit the Wizard.

At the Rock of Eternity, Captain Marvel summons the ghost of the Wizard, who reverses Black Adam’s magic pellet and tells the tale of Black Adam I mentioned above. Shazam tells them that Black Adam has returned to claim the Princess Jamai as his bride. Uncle Marvel says that Jamai is part of the ancient Egyptian exhibit at Fawcett City Museum (Black Adam does realize Jamai is dead, right?) The Wizard tells the Marvels there’s one way to defeat Black Adam, but does not say how.

Later at the museum, Mr. Tawny tells the Batsons about someone tearing up the exhibit (three guesses who)

Inside, Black Adam begins a spell to awaken Princess Jamai...

...and she does not disappoint! She looks a bit like the evil version of Isis

(Thanks to TheWizardNamedShazam)

Jamai immediately belittles Black Adam about taking 5 millennia to free her. I’m guessing Black Adam’s not getting any tonight.  Suddenly, one of the displays starts glowing. Mr. Tawny tells Billy it the Staff of Osiris, but this is the first time it’s ever glowed.

As Black Adam and his beloved prepare to leave, he leaves the Marvel Family something to keep them busy...

...enlarging and animating a statue of a baboon (that’s what they call it. I think it looks like a lion with hands) Jamai does the same with a picture of a crocodile. They both crash through the outer wall and begin to rampage through Fawcett City! As the Batsons transform into the Marvels, Mr. Tawny hands the Staff to Captain Marvel.

Mary spots the crocodile chasing after a ferry and moves to intercept as the others look for the baboon. She grabs it by the tail and tosses it away. I guess she’s not worried about what will happen when it lands (assuming it doesn’t become crocodile puree upon impact)

Meanwhile the baboon is showing what it thinks of modern monuments as the others find it. Junior trips the baboon and Captain Marvel uses the staff to banish it. Now for Black Adam and Jamai!

The Staff of Osiris directs the Marvels to Egypt (where else?) where they discover one of the pyramids has been opened. Inside, Black Adam and Jamai prepare a ritual to enslave all of Earth, but then...

Jamai tells Black Adam to get the Staff from the Marvels. Captain Marvel and Black Adam struggle to hold the Staff, but it flies free, landing on the brazier Black Adam was casting the spell over. Suddenly...

...it starts smoking! The smoke expands, engulfing Jamai, making her disappear. Black Adam paralyzes the Marvels as they advance.

He then looks to rebound with Mary. He pulls out a gem and casts a spell to control her. He then encases the other Marvels in ice before flying away. Of course, they’re in the middle of the desert so it’s only a matter of time before it melts enough for them to break free.

Later, the Marvels are tracking Mary...

...through space? How the hell are they breathing? Junior wonders how Shazam intended them to defeat Black Adam. Suddenly, Captain Marvel remembers that uttering the wizard’s name will transform Black Adam the same way it does him and Mary (remember that Captain Marvel Jr. needs to utter the name of the leader of the group) All they need to do is make Black Adam say it, so they set their trap

Some time later, Black Adam and Mary are approaching the trap area...

...a giant treasure chest? Seriously?

Black Adam and Mary fly toward it to investigate. Black Adam pulls aside a board, only to find it empty, except for a small object on the bottom that appears to be a scroll. He reads it aloud: “To whom it may concern...

I seriously can’t believe that worked.

Upon uttering the Wizard’s name, Black Adam transforms back to Teth-Adam...who should have died 5,000 years ago!

With Mary freed from the spell, the trio fly home as we fade to black.

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Shazam: Who is Black Adam?

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Black Adam doesn't appear in the Shazam movie, but he's headed to the DCEU soon. We have a history of one of DC's best villains for you.

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As we all know, Shazam is really Bally Batson, the young orphan boy who is pure of heart and worthy of the power of six mythological champions. But Billy isn’t the only mortal who was able to tap into the power of Shazam. There were a number of other Shazam family members, but today we are going to focus our attention on the most badass recipient of the ol' Shazam magic, Black Adam. Black Adam is truly the most complex (and violent) character to spring from the Shazam mythos and has been the center of some of DC’s best tales of the past 20 years. Black Adam has become one of DC’s greatest anti-heroes, a godlike being of profound honor and with an immense capacity for violence.

The strange thing about Black Adam is that until recently, he had only a handful of appearances to his name. He was an afterthought until the 1990s, but he has developed into one of DC’s greatest. Dwayne Johnson has been attached to play Black Adam in an upcoming DCEU movie for several years now, and with Shazam! now in theaters, it's only a matter of time before we finally see him on the big screen. December 16, 2021 to be exact.

The Early Days

Black Adam first appeared in 1945 and was created by Otto Binder and the creator of all things Shazam C. C. Beck. In his first story, Adam was established as an ancient pharaoh and the first mortal to be granted the powers of Shazam. Although, with Adam, the acronym stands for something a little different, with a more Egyptian theme: Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage). Teth-Adam (which means Mighty Human) is corrupted by the Shazam powers, and after cutting a swath of destruction across Ancient Egypt, Adam is exiled into space by the Wizard.

read more: Why Black Adam isn't in Shazam!

Adam returns in the modern age to find that the Shazam powers had been gifted to Billy, Freddy, and Mary, and a true epic of the Golden Age follows as Black Adam is finally tricked into saying the Shazam magic word and reverts back to Teth-Adam. Sadly for ol' Teth, he is now five thousand years old and instantly turns to dust. Yikes.

Oddly, for such an important villain, this was Black Adam’s only Golden Age appearance. I guess none of the Fawcett writers could think of a way to un-dust Adam so he was a true one hit wonder. When DC Comics revived Shazam in the 1970s, Black Adam returned thanks to Dr. Sivana’s Reincarnation Machine (why not) and became part of the DC Universe proper. He'd return again in the late 1980s as part of the short lived Shazam: A New Beginning era of the characters, but it wasn't until 1994 that Black Adam would realize his true poential.

Power

The modern Black Adam made his debut in Jerry Ordway's The Power of Shazam which establishes that Teth-Adam was one of the greatest warriors serving Pharaoh Rameses II, catching the eye of the Wizard who grants him powers. Adam serves as Egypt’s guardian for centuries until he is corrupted by a demonic entity known as Blaze. Blaze is kinda like Marvel’s Hela and Marvel’s Mephisto combined. The Wizard strips Adam of his power after the whole "seduced by a demonic succubus" thing and places the Black Adam power in a scarab (as one does). 

Complete Guide to DC Easter Eggs in the Shazam! Movie

The big takeaway here, other than the fact Ordway’s Shazam was beyond awesome, is that the writer/artist established Black Adam as a once noble soul. Black Adam was Egypt’s greatest champion (sorry, Hawkman), and until he was corrupted by Blaze, Adam was the model of heroism in the early days of the DCU. The tale of Black Adam is almost biblical in scope as he rises a champion and falls a corrupted soul that murders the family of a boy destined to be a hero.

A True Anti-Hero

The time of Black Adam as dark protector, homicidal king, and complex anti-hero would truly begin under writers Geoff Johns and David S. Goyer and artist Marcos Martin in the pages of JSA. Adam joins with the JSA villain Johnny Sorrow (if Sorrow looks at you, you die, it’s intense) and almost defeats the JSA until Black Adam's original, Teth-Adam nature reasserts itself. He helps the JSA defeat Sorrow and a repentant Adam asks to join the world’s first super team.

read more: Shazam Ending Explained

With Black Adam aboard in the JSA, this is where things get truly awesome. As leader of his own nation, Black Adam shows that he is all about the harsh biblical justice of old. This story retcons a few elements from The Power of Shazam, moving the place of Adam's origin from Egypt to the fictional North African nation of Kahndaq. In addition, the writers tie the character to Hawkman as Adam served side by side with Prince Khufu, the first incarnation of Hawkman.

They also tweak Adam’s origin, losing the "corrupted by Blaze" elements and replacing it with conquering of Kahndaq by Ahk-ton and the immortal Vandal Savage. During the sacking of Kahndaq, Adam’s family is murdered. Driven by vengeance and the good of his people, Black Adam returns to Kahndaq and gets all sorts of Old Testament on the invaders. This level of violence shocks the Wizard, who strips Black Adam of his powers and murders him. That’s some dark stuff. This change of origin stripped Black Adam of his true villainous roots and made him more akin to Magneto or Namor: a leader who will go to any lengths to protect his people.

Billy tries to befriend Black Adam during this period, sympathizing with his longtime enemy. It doesn't go well. Things get tense between Adam and the JSA due to Adam’s great weakness: his ego. When Kahndaq is under attack, the JSA comes to the nation’s aid, but Black Adam tells his people that it is the JSA who is the threat because he cannot admit he needs the help of other heroes to protect his homeland. Adam and the Justice Society also come into conflict because Adam believes the heroes should simply kill the villains they face and be done with it to prevent future threats. Yes kids, Black Adam is basically Frank Castle with the powers of six gods. Adam does forge enduring friendships within the JSA particularly with JSA member Atom Smasher. Atom Smasher lost his mother to supervillain violence and agrees with Adam’s views on killing. 

War

While Billy Batson has long had his own family, in the classic series 52 (2006) by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen, Black Adam gains a family of his own. But like many parts of the Black Adam story, boy, does it end tragically.

read more: Shazam Post Credits Scenes Explained

52 introduces Adrianna Tomaz, a beautiful slave who is offered to Black Adam, the ruler of Kahndaq, by a group of criminals known as Intergang. Black Adam doesn't take kindly to slavery and violently murders the gang. He falls in love with Tomaz and even shares his powers, transforming her into the hero known as Isis (a nod to Saturday mornings of yore as the character Isis used to share a live action programming block with Shazam back in the 1970s). Eventually, the lovers find Tomaz’s brother Amon dying from injuries suffered from a horrific beating. Black Adam shares his powers with the young boy who becomes Kid Osiris. This all sounds great until Kid Osiris is eaten by a talking, bipedal crocodile. Later, Isis is also killed, telling Adam in her dying breath that she was wrong for trying to soften him and that he should avenge her. And, God help us all, he does just that, going on a rampage around the world, killing a number of international heroes, until the mystic heroes of the DCU drain Adam of his powers as Billy changes the magic word that grants Black Adam his mystic might. No more Shazam for Teth-Adam.

Of course, that has all changed since then, with Adam back in charge in Kahndaq in the pages of Doomsday Clock. But when Black Adam does hit the big screen, fans will witness the arrival of a one of a kind villain, a hard hitting take no prisoners hero, and a champion to those he deems his subjects. 

Read and download the Den of Geek NYCC 2019 Special Edition Magazine right here!

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Alright. I am confusion: Im trying to do research on Black Adam’s power, but have conflicting sources. For some its: Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti (Thoth) (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage).

and then there’s ANOTHER set in other places.

Shu (stamina), Heru (speed), Amon (strength), Zehuti (wisdom), Aton (power/lightning), and Mehen (courage).

I think the second set are what they use in comics but I genuinely dont rember. Also! WHy mehen??? thats a literal snake/board game... menthu is at least a war god of some sort. also strength and power feel like a similar thing. idk

Im not sure which to go with. 

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365 DC Comics Paper Cut-Out Villains - One Villain, Every Day, All Year…

September 9th - Black Adam 


Teth-Adam lived in ancient Egypt and was chosen by the wizard Shazam to be his champion due to his presumed moral purity. Hence, when Teth-Adam would say the magic word “Shazam” he is transformed into the Mighty Adam, possessing the super powers of the Egyptian deities, Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti/Thoth (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage). Unfortunately, The Mighty Adam was ultimately corrupted by the vastness of his powers. He kills his pharaoh and assumes the Egyptian throne. Angered by this betrayal, Shazam renames his errant champion Black Adam and banishes him to an other-worldly realm. Centuries later, an unscrupulous archeologist named Theo Adam (a distant descendant of Teth-Adam) searched out relics in an Egyptian tomb. Translating the hieroglyphics, Theo speaks the word ‘Shazam’ and is transformed into The Black Adam. Looking to once more rule the lands, Black Adam has had numerous battles against The Wizard’s new champion, Captain Marvel. He has additionally faced off against Superman, The Justice League and The Justice Society. Black Adam was a member of The Monster Society odd Evil and later aided in the formation of Lex Luthor’s iteration of The Secre Society of Super Villains. A semi-reformed Black Adam briefly served as a member of The JSA. Black Adam is set to be portrayed by actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in an upcoming Black Adam movie. The villain first appeared in the pages of Marvel family #1 (1945).

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Shazam: Who is Black Adam?

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Black Adam doesn't appear in the Shazam movie, but he's headed to the DCEU soon. We have a history of one of DC's best villains here.

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As we all know, Shazam is really Bally Batson, the young orphan boy who is pure of heart and worthy of the power of six mythological champions. But Billy isn’t the only mortal who was able to tap into the power of Shazam. There were a number of other Shazam family members, but today we are going to focus our attention on the most badass recipient of the ol' Shazam magic, Black Adam. Black Adam is truly the most complex and violent character to spring from the Shazam mythos and has been the center of some of DC’s best tales of the past 20 years. Black Adam has become one of DC’s greatest anti-heroes, a godlike being of profound honor and with an immense capacity for violence.

The strange thing about Black Adam is that until recently, he had only a handful of appearances to his name. He was an afterthought until the 1990s, but he has developed into one of DC’s greatest. Dwayne Johnson has been attached to play Black Adam in an upcoming DCEU movie for several years now, and with Shazam! now in theaters, it's only a matter of time before we finally see him on the big screen.

The Early Days

Black Adam first appeared in 1945 and was created by Otto Binder and the creator of all things Shazam C. C. Beck. In his first story, Adam was established as an ancient pharaoh and the first mortal to be granted the powers of Shazam. Although, with Adam, the acronym stands for something a little different, with a more Egyptian theme: Shu (stamina), Hershef (strength), Amon (power), Zehuti (wisdom), Anpu (speed), and Menthu (courage). Teth-Adam (which means Mighty Human) is corrupted by the Shazam powers, and after cutting a swath of destruction across Ancient Egypt, Adam is exiled into space by the Wizard.

Adam returns in the modern age to find that the Shazam powers had been gifted to Billy, Freddy, and Mary, and a true epic of the Golden Age follows as Black Adam is finally tricked into saying the Shazam magic word and reverts back to Teth-Adam. Sadly for ol' Teth, he is now five thousand years old and instantly turns to dust. Yikes.

Oddly, for such an important villain, this was Black Adam’s only Golden Age appearance. I guess none of the Fawcett writers could think of a way to un-dust Adam so he was a true one hit wonder. When DC Comics revived Shazam in the 1970s, Black Adam returned thanks to Dr. Sivana’s Reincarnation Machine (why not) and became part of the DC Universe proper. He'd return again in the late 1980s as part of the short lived Shazam: A New Beginning era of the characters, but it wasn't until 1994 that Black Adam would realize his true poential.

Power

The modern Black Adam made his debut in Jerry Ordway's The Power of Shazam which establishes that Teth-Adam was one of the greatest warriors serving Pharaoh Rameses II, catching the eye of the Wizard who grants him powers. Adam serves as Egypt’s guardian for centuries until he is corrupted by a demonic entity known as Blaze. Blaze is kinda like Marvel’s Hela and Marvel’s Mephisto combined. The Wizard strips Adam of his power after the whole "seduced by a demonic succubus" thing and places the Black Adam power in a scarab (as one does). 

Complete Guide to DC Easter Eggs in the Shazam! Movie

The big takeaway here, other than the fact Ordway’s Shazam was beyond awesome, is that the writer/artist established Black Adam as a once noble soul. Black Adam was Egypt’s greatest champion (sorry, Hawkman), and until he was corrupted by Blaze, Adam was the model of heroism in the early days of the DCU. The tale of Black Adam is almost biblical in scope as he rises a champion and falls a corrupted soul that murders the family of a boy destined to be a hero.

A True Anti-Hero

The time of Black Adam as dark protector, homicidal king, and complex anti-hero would truly begin under writers Geoff Johns and David S. Goyer and artist Marcos Martin in the pages of JSA. Adam joins with the JSA villain Johnny Sorrow (if Sorrow looks at you, you die, it’s intense) and almost defeats the JSA until Black Adam's original, Teth-Adam nature reasserts itself. He helps the JSA defeat Sorrow and a repentant Adam asks to join the world’s first super team.

read more: Shazam Ending Explained

With Black Adam aboard in the JSA, this is where things get truly awesome. As leader of his own nation, Black Adam shows that he is all about the harsh biblical justice of old. This story retcons a few elements from The Power of Shazam, moving the place of Adam's origin from Egypt to the fictional North African nation of Kahndaq. In addition, the writers tie the character to Hawkman as Adam served side by side with Prince Khufu, the first incarnation of Hawkman.

They also tweak Adam’s origin, losing the "corrupted by Blaze" elements and replacing it with conquering of Kahndaq by Ahk-ton and the immortal Vandal Savage. During the sacking of Kahndaq, Adam’s family is murdered. Driven by vengeance and the good of his people, Black Adam returns to Kahndaq and gets all sorts of Old Testament on the invaders. This level of violence shocks the Wizard, who strips Black Adam of his powers and murders him. That’s some dark stuff. This change of origin stripped Black Adam of his true villainous roots and made him more akin to Magneto or Namor: a leader who will go to any lengths to protect his people.

Billy tries to befriend Black Adam during this period, sympathizing with his longtime enemy. It doesn't go well. Things get tense between Adam and the JSA due to Adam’s great weakness: his ego. When Kahndaq is under attack, the JSA comes to the nation’s aid, but Black Adam tells his people that it is the JSA who is the threat because he cannot admit he needs the help of other heroes to protect his homeland. Adam and the Justice Society also come into conflict because Adam believes the heroes should simply kill the villains they face and be done with it to prevent future threats. Yes kids, Black Adam is basically Frank Castle with the powers of six gods. Adam does forge enduring friendships within the JSA particularly with JSA member Atom Smasher. Atom Smasher lost his mother to supervillain violence and agrees with Adam’s views on killing. 

War

While Billy Batson has long had his own family, in the classic series 52 (2006) by Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen, Black Adam gains a family of his own. But like many parts of the Black Adam story, boy, does it end tragically.

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52 introduces Adrianna Tomaz, a beautiful slave who is offered to Black Adam, the ruler of Kahndaq, by a group of criminals known as Intergang. Black Adam doesn't take kindly to slavery and violently murders the gang. He falls in love with Tomaz and even shares his powers, transforming her into the hero known as Isis (a nod to Saturday mornings of yore as the character Isis used to share a live action programming block with Shazam back in the 1970s). Eventually, the lovers find Tomaz’s brother Amon dying from injuries suffered from a horrific beating. Black Adam shares his powers with the young boy who becomes Kid Osiris. This all sounds great until Kid Osiris is eaten by a talking, bipedal crocodile. Later, Isis is also killed, telling Adam in her dying breath that she was wrong for trying to soften him and that he should avenge her. And, God help us all, he does just that, going on a rampage around the world, killing a number of international heroes, until the mystic heroes of the DCU drain Adam of his powers as Billy changes the magic word that grants Black Adam his mystic might. No more Shazam for Teth-Adam.

Of course, that has all changed since then, with Adam back in charge in Kahndaq in the pages of Doomsday Clock. But when Black Adam does hit the big screen, fans will witness the arrival of a one of a kind villain, a hard hitting take no prisoners hero, and a champion to those he deems his subjects. 

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